The Common Redstart is a small attractive bird easily recognizable by its bright chestnut tail that is constantly on the move. Its back and wings are grey with a white forehead. The female has similar colours but is much paler.
The Redstart is insectivorous catching insects on the wing. They arrive here in April and leave for their migration grounds in the South of France and North Africa in October.
The Redstart will nest in trees but also between rocks on the ground. Their nest are built from grasses and roots and lined with feather and hair. They lay approximately 6 bright blue eggs speckled with small orange spots.
Black Redstart
This bird is very similar to a robin in looks but is found in open fields and scrub land.
More info
https://www.bto.org/about-birds/bird-id/bto-bird-id-redstarts
From wikipedia
Common redstart
Bird
The common redstart, or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher.
Scientific name: Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Phylum: Chordata
Higher classification: Phoenicurus
Rank: Species
Order: Passerine
Family: Muscicapidae
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